When will the power be back in Port Arthur, TX?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Port Arthur is a city of about 55,799 residents in Jefferson County.
Entergy has reported outages for Port Arthur by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Port Arthur is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Port Arthur:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Port Arthur: the closest other places we track are Groves, about 6 miles to the north; Port Neches, about 8 miles to the north; Nederland, about 9 miles to the northwest; and Orange, about 21 miles to the northeast. Also nearby: Beaumont (21 mi NW); Lumberton (32 mi NW); Sulphur, LA (42 mi NE); Lake Charles, LA (49 mi NE); Mont Belvieu (57 mi W); Baytown (63 mi W); Texas City (65 mi SW); and Seabrook (67 mi W).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: north toward Nacogdoches (129 mi); northeast toward Opelousas, LA (119 mi); east toward Crowley, LA (96 mi); southwest toward Galveston (72 mi); west toward La Porte (69 mi); and northwest toward Lufkin (112 mi).
Who serves Port Arthur?
We track live outage data from Entergy in Jefferson County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map.
Port Arthur's last tracked outage began Sep 29, peaked at 149 customers out, and was restored in 4 hours. Across the 5 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours.
- Sep 29 — 149 customers out, restored in 4 hours
- Sep 28 — 36 customers out, restored in 6 hours
- Sep 27 — 26 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Sep 26 — 35 customers out, restored in 2 hours
County context: across all of Jefferson County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 5.8 hr. The full record for Jefferson County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Port Arthur, TX?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Port Arthur's own record: across the 5 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 3 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Port Arthur, TX?
To check your own street, search a Port Arthur ZIP code — 77640, 77641, 77642 or 77643 — and the map opens on that area.
